East Chambers hasn't had much luck against Orangefield recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. East Chambers will venture away from home to challenge Orangefield at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Chambers will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Monday, then bounced right back against Warren on Monday. East Chambers never let Warren get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Emily Vratis, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Kaytlin Cole was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
East Chambers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Orangefield entered their tilt with Kirbyville on Monday with ten consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 11. They blew past the Wildcats 16-1. Orangefield's win was all the more impressive since the Wildcats were averaging only 3.54 runs allowed on the season.
Orangefield pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for East Chambers, their record now sits at 16-9-1.
East Chambers might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Orangefield when the teams last played back in March. Can East Chambers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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